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Docket: For docket access to read 

background documents or comments 

received by the TMAC, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and search for the 

Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022. 

A public comment period will be held 

on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, from 

3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET and 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 

12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. The public 

comment period will not exceed 30 

minutes. Please note that the public 

comment period may end before the 

time indicated, following the last call 

for comments. Contact the individual 

listed below to register as a speaker by 

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5:00 p.m. 

ET. Please be prepared to submit a 

written version of your public comment. 

FEMA is committed to ensuring all 

participants have equal access 

regardless of disability status. If you 

require reasonable accommodation due 

to a disability to fully participate, please 

contact the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption 

as soon as possible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Koper, Designated Federal Officer 

for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, telephone 202– 

646–3085, and email brian.koper@

fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC website is: 

https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/ 

guidance-partners/technical-mappingadvisory-council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

117–286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. 

In accordance with the Biggert-Waters 

Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the 

TMAC makes recommendations to the 

FEMA Administrator on: (1) how to 

improve, in a cost-effective manner, the 

(a) accuracy, general quality, ease of use, 

and distribution and dissemination of 

flood insurance rate maps and risk data; 

and (b) performance metrics and 

milestones required to effectively and 

efficiently map flood risk areas in the 

United States; (2) mapping standards 

and guidelines for (a) flood insurance 

rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data 

quality, data currency, and data 

eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an 

ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps 

and flood risk identification; (4) 

procedures for delegating mapping 

activities to State and local mapping 

partners; and (5) (a) methods for 

improving interagency and 

intergovernmental coordination on 

flood mapping and flood risk 

determination, and (b) a funding 

strategy to leverage and coordinate 

budgets and expenditures across Federal 

agencies. Furthermore, the TMAC is 

required to submit an annual report to 

the FEMA Administrator that contains: 

(1) a description of the activities of the 

Council; (2) an evaluation of the status 

and performance of flood insurance rate 

maps and mapping activities to revise 

and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps; 

and (3) a summary of recommendations 

made by the Council to the FEMA 

Administrator. 

Agenda: The purpose of this meeting 

is for the TMAC members to discuss the 

content of the 2023 TMAC Annual 

Report. Any related materials will be 

available upon request prior to the 

meeting to provide the public with an 

opportunity to review the materials. The 

full agenda and related meeting 

materials will be available upon request 

by Tuesday, September 12, 2023. To 

receive a copy of any relevant materials, 

please send the request to: FEMATMAC@fema.dhs.gov (Attn: Brian 

Koper). 

Nicholas A. Shufro, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk 

Management, Federal Insurance and 

Mitigation Administration, Resilience, 

Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket Number 2023–0029] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Regulation on Agency 

Protests; OMB No. 1600–0004 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security will submit the following 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until October 23, 2023. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.1 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number Docket # 

DHS–2023–0029, at: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number Docket # DHS–2023– 

0029. All comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Federal regulations and 

statutes, when protests are filed, the 

contracting officer will require 

information/documentation such as 

detailed statements of legal and factual 

grounds for the protests, copies of 

relevant documents, solicitation or 

contract number, and requests for a 

ruling by the agency. The Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 48 

CFR chapter 1 provide general 

procedures on handling protests 

submitted by contractors to Federal 

agencies. FAR part 33, Protests, 

Disputes and Appeals, prescribes 

policies and procedures for filing 

protests and for processing contract 

disputes and appeals. While the FAR 

prescribes the procedures to be followed 

for protests to the agency, it allows 

agencies to determine the method of 

receipt. DHS will utilize electronic 

mediums (email or facsimile) for 

collection of information and will not 

prescribe a format or require more 

information than what is already 

required in the FAR. If DHS determines 

there is a need to collect additional 

information outside of what is required 

in the FAR, DHS will submit a request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval. The prior 

information collection request for OMB 

No. 1600–0004 was approved through 

November 30, 2024, by OMB in a Notice 

of OMB Action. This justification 

supports a request for an extension of 

the approval. 

The information being collected will 

be obtained from contractors as part of 

their submissions whenever they file a 

bid protest with DHS. The information 

will be used by DHS officials in 

deciding how the protest should be 

resolved. Failure to collect this 

information would result in delayed 

resolution of protests. Agency protest 

information is contained in each 

individual solicitation document, and 

provides the specified contracting 

officer’s name, email, and mailing 

address that the contractors would use 

to submit its response. The FAR does 

not specify the format in which the 

contractor should submit protest 

information. However, most contractors 

use computers to prepare protest 

materials and submit time sensitive 

responses electronically (email or 

facsimile) to the specified Government 

point of contact. Since the responses 


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must meet specific timeframes, a 

centralized mailbox or website would 

not be a practical method of submission. 

Submission of protest information 

through contracting officers’ email or 

through facsimile are the best methods 

to use to document receipt of protest 

information, and are the methods most 

commonly used in the Government 

protest process. This information 

collection may involve small business 

contractors, depending on the particular 

transaction. The burden applied to 

small businesses is minimal and 

consistent with the goals of achieving 

timely resolution of agency protests. 

This information is collected only when 

contractors choose to file a protest to the 

agency. The information is requested 

from contractors so that the Government 

will be able to evaluate protests 

effectively and provide prompt 

resolution of issues in dispute when 

contractors file such claims. 

DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contact 

Lists covers the basic contact 

information that must be collected for 

DHS to address these protests. The other 

information collected will typically 

pertain to the contract itself, and not 

individuals. However, all information 

for this information collection is 

submitted voluntarily. Technically, 

because this information is not retrieved 

by personal identifier, no SORN is 

required. However, DHS/ALL–021 DHS 

Contractors and Consultants provides 

coverage for the collection of records on 

DHS contractors and consultants, to 

include resume and qualifying 

employment information. There is no 

assurance of confidentiality provided to 

the respondents. 

The burden estimates provided in 

response to Item 12 above are based 

upon the Department’s findings in its 

FY 2022 Procurement Line of Business, 

Operational Status Report. No program 

changes have occurred or changes to the 

information being collected, however, 

the burden was adjusted to reflect an 

agency adjustment increase of 33 

respondents within DHS for Fiscal Year 

2022, as well as an increase in the 

average hourly wage rate. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

Title: Regulation on Agency Protests. 

OMB Number: 1600–0004. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit/Individuals or Households. 

Number of Respondents: 126. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hrs. 

Total Burden Hours: 252. 

Robert Dorr, 

Acting Executive Director, Business 

Management Directorate. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

[OMB Control Number 1653–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Application for a Stay of Deportation or 

Removal 

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE) will submit the 

following Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance. This information 

collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register on June 9, 2023, 

allowing for a 60-day comment period. 

ICE received one non-substantive 

comment. The purpose of this notice is 

to allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until September 21, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of the publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific question related to collection 

activities, please contact James Laforge, 

ERO Domestic Operations, (973–392– 

8026), james.a.laforge@ice.dhs.gov, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension, without change, of a 

currently approved collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for a Stay of Deportation or 

Removal. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: I–246, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: individual or 

households, business or other nonprofit; The information collected on the 

I–246 is necessary for ICE to make a 

determination the eligibility 


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